The Canal Warehouse at Etruria Industrial Museum

The Canal Warehouse at Etruria Industrial Museum
Etruria Vale Road, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 4RB

Wednesday 17th September

14:00

Until the middle of the 20th century coal was THE source of energy throughout the UK - both as a direct fuel in factories, homes and power stations as well as a 'raw material' in steel production. We've seen photos of towns with every building black from the smoke and, of course, the Potteries area was also notorious for the smoke emitted from the bottle-ovens. from the Many thousand people suffered from the effects of smoke, in addition to cigarette smoking and the coal-miners themselves often suffered from lunch problems such as pneumoconiosis.

Booking: Pre-book online:  potteries.org.uk/energy-then-now-book

Website: potteries.org.uk